SOAP LAKE – A Richland man was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash Thursday near Soap Lake. State troopers say, Mary J. Thomas, 69, of Ephrata [ee-FRAY-t?], failed to stop on Road A Northeast, at the state Route 28 intersection and collided with a semi-truck loaded with hay, causing it to overturn, and block lanes of traffic on the highway. The 37 year old truck driver was taken to the Ephrata hospital. A 15-year-old passenger in the semi was not hurt. Thomas was cited for causing the wreck.
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